Recuperation journey: Diamonds are a girl's best friend

To the untrained eye this blurry photo may seem to indicate I found the grand prize in the Diamond Dig Thursday at Marks of Design in Shelton. 
But sadly I didn't find it; this is a quartz gemstone, and that's sand on my palm from digging into a trough filled with sand for the aforementioned diamond. 
I read that a lucky woman did find it, but she wasn't identified.

I "dug up" two pieces of clear quartz and two peridot gemstones. 
Participants purchased a pail like the one shown and the price, $40, was a donation for The Valley Goes Pink.

The fundraiser for The Valley Goes Pink was sponsored by Kate Marks, owner of Marks of Design at 389 Bridgeport Ave., Shelton. 

The Valley Goes Pink is an initiative to raise awareness about breast cancer and support The Hewitt Center for Breast Wellness at Griffin Hospital in Derby. 
As a 6.5-year survivor of breast cancer I was more than happy to support this worthwhile cause. 

*Stay tuned for more photos in an upcoming issue of The Valley Voice newsletter.